Mechanical toy.



0. w. GLARK. MEGHANIGAL TOY.

. APBLIOATION FILED 31128, 1909.

921364. Patented May 11, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES W. CLARK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AS SIGNOR TO E. I. HORSEMAN (10., OF

NEW YORK, N, Y., A CORPORATION.

MECHANICAL TOY.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. CLARK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Mechanical Toy, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in mechanical toys, and more par- I ticularly to that type of toys which are constructed to represent animals and which have mechanism of the animal, for instance, the head, a lifelike motion.

The object of my invention is to provide means for giving one ortion of the animal, for instance, the head? one movement, and giving a portion of the head, for instance, the ears, a separate movement independent of the movement of the head.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures, and in which 7 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mechanical toy constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation through the toy, showing the clockwork and operating mechanism; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4-1 of Fig. 2.

The specific form of toy illustrated in the accompanying drawings, includes a body or casing 10, in imitation of a large egg, one end of which is broken away, and a head 11, representing the head of a rabbit and projecting from the broken end of the egg, although it is evident that the body ortion 10 might represent the body of a ra bit or any other animal, and the head 11 be varied accordingly. The specific form illustrated is particularly appropriate for display or use as an Easter novelty. In this construction, the body or casing 10 is formed of papiermach or other similar or suitable material, and is secured to a base 12, to hold the body or casing in the desired position. The. body has an opening at one end and the eripheral ortion 13 of the opening is prefera ly irreguar so that the egg looks as though it had been broken. The head. of an animal, for

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 28, 1909.

for giving one or more parts l Patented May 11, 1909. Serial No. 474,839.

instance, a rabbit, is mounted Within this opening and is movable in respect to the body. The head may be formed of papiermach or other suitable light material, and is preferably hollow to reduce the weight. To make a tight closure between the body and the head, and, at the same time, to ermit the movement of the head, I provi e a lining piece 14, of silk or other fabric, encircling the neck of the animal. The lining piece at its front edge is held to the neck by a gathering string or ribbon tied in a bow 15,

and the rear edge of the lining piece is pasted body at a short periphery 13 of the openpiece is in imitation of the liningmembrane of an egg. The neck portion of the animal extends back into the body and the upper portion constitutes a lever fulcrumed intermediate its ends. The head may be suspended from the upper side of the body or supported from the lower side, as desired, but refer-ably a standard 16 extends upward y and terminates in a pivot pin 17 upon which the head is balanced. The head is universally fulcrumed on this pivot pin, that is, the head proper, which constitutes the front end of the lever, may move in a vertical plane or in a horizontal plane, or in any intermediate one. The head may also swing laterally as a pendulum below the fulcrum.

The portion of the head and neck extending along the upper medial line constitutes the lever and may be reinforced and rendered more rigid by a bar 18, the front end of which constitutes a bearing block for the pivot pin. The bar 18 may be considered the lever proper and the head may be considered as being secured to the front end of the lever. The rear end of the bar 18 has a pin 19 secured thereto in alinement therewith, and suitable clockwork engages with this pin to give the rear end of the lever a cyclic movement. The clockwork may be of any suitable character and the details thereof constitute no portion of my invention.

The clockwork preferably includes a frame 20 secured to an inner base block 21 within the body, and within the frame is a main spring 22 and a train of gears 23. To one of the train of gears is connected a fan governor 24 for controlling the speed of the clockwork motor, and to another one of the train is connected a disk 25 lying in a plane substanthrough which the: pin 19 extendsa- It is not tially at right angles to the general direction I of the. lever or bar 18. The casing is-pro vided' with an aperture adjacent the clockwork, and through which a key may he extended to wind the spring whenever neeessary. The clockwork is preferably so constructed that the key when inserted, comes in the path of the fan governor to prevent the latter from rotating. Thus; thekeymay'beused as a means for stopping the motor and locking it against. movement whenever desired. After winding: the spring, the key may be withdrawn: and the clockwork will immediately start in operation. The diskl25' is operatively connectedv to the pm 1 9 so that as the disk rotatesgrthe rear end of the lever,thatis, the-pin, is moved along. a circular path, or, iirother word's, given a cyclic movement. The disk preferably-hassecured to the face thereof a plate: 26,. con'stituti i'ig an extensionLofthe latter, and this-extension has an aperture adjacent theend thereof and necessary that theup'per end of'the fulcrum 1 7 be exactly in the axis ofv rotation: otthe disk 25, asthe pin 1 9 may slide throughthe aperture in the plate 26 and accommodate itself to any difference in distance between the fulcrum and the-upper and lower edges of the disk, respectively. As the rear: end of the lever is moved in a circular'path by the clockwork and the portionof the lever adja* cent the fulcrumis held substantially stationary, it isevid'ent that the front portionzof the lever, that is, the head proper, is moved ina circular path.

All ot the head proper'isdi'sposed in: front of the fulcrum" 17:, and thusthereisa normal tendencyfor the lever to'move upwardly at therear end anddownwardly at theforward end. The clockwork constituting the mechanicalmotor, thusnot only doesno work during theupward' movement of the rear end of the lever, but thetendency toward an up' wardmovement at thistime, aids and assists the motor, so that this portion of themovement is at a comparatively rapid rate. During the downward movement of the-rear end of the lever, the motor must not only move the head'but must positively raise-theheavier front end and the motor is thus. retarded. The fan governor 24, of course tends to maintain the motor at uniform rate, but the alternate aiding-and retarding of themetor'by the lever gives a very appreciable difference in the rate of movement during: different portions ofthe cycle ofiinovement. This gives a very life-like appearance'to the movement of the head as it is raised slowly and lowered rather quickly.

The head is provided withupwardly-ex tending ears 27, movable in: respect to the head andhaving a movement independent of the movement of said head. The ears: are flexible at their bases 28, and each flexible connection constitutes a hinge pin upon which-the car may be'moved backward-1y or forwardly. Within each ear is a lever 29, fulcrumed' at the hinge or point 28 and termi- Ila-ting; within the head. The two levers 29, 29, may be formed of a single piece of wire bentintermediate its ends and extending up through the wall of the head into the ears. l he'two" levers at their lower ends are connected by a string, wire, cord, or other flexible connection SO tOV'theleve-r 148 adjacent the rear: end thereof, and this string; wire, cord, or the like cxtends throughi a: stationary eye letoriring 8'1: secured to thebasebloek 2 1 and sub stantially invv the vertical plane of the fill crum- 117 and the' l'ever 18i- 'l hiis flexible connectioir hereinafter referredto as: a cord being connected: to the lever 18 and: to the levers 29 and movable througlrthe ring: 31, tends: to swing: the ears backwardly and for- Wardly as the head is givenits cyclic movement. As the rearenct of the lever 1-8 rises to lower the head, the cord islpulledr through the ring: 31 andrthe levers 29*aremovedbackwardly at their rear ends to swing. the ears forwardly. Thus; the lowering of: the head is accompanied by a raising; of the: ears, and the raising 0t the headl is accompaniech by a dropping off the ears; As the head is raised by the lowering ot the rear end: ofthe lever 18, the cord 30 isloosenediand the ears are permitted todrop orslovvly move backwardly and downwardly underthe actionot gravity.

The particular mechanism illhstrate d. may be employed for moving: other parts ot the body than the head and ears, it. only being essential that: one part be given a cyclic or circul'armovement. and the other'part be carried by the first-mentioned part and bergiv'en arseparate and distinct movement, as,.for in:- stance; a swinging; movement.

Having. thus described my invention, 1 claim asnew and desireto seoureby Letters Patent:

1. A deviceof the class'described, including: a lever universally fulcrume d intermedi' ate itsends, a head carried: at one end of the lever-,andmeans formovingthe opposite end of the lever in a circular patlr.

2. A device of theclass described, including: a lever: freely supp orted. intermediate its ends, a head carried at one end, and aimotor operatively connected to the opposite end and": giving said head a cyclic movement.

31- A d'cviceof thecla'ss'describechincluding. a lever universally fulcrume'd intermediateits ends, ai headi ca'rriedi at oneend and operating" mechanism conne cted to the other enc 4 Adevice'of the class described, including? a lever universally tulcrumed' intermediate its ends, a: head carried at one end and operatingimechanismconnected to the other end, said operating mechanism including a rotatable disk disposed in a plane at substantially right angles to the general direction of the lever and connected to the lever adjacent the periphery of the disk.

5. A device of the class described, including a lever pivoted intermediate its ends, a head connected to one end and having a movable part, operating mechanism connected to the other end, and means for moving said part in respect to the head during the movement of the latter.

6. A device of the class described, including a lever pivoted intermediate its ends, a head connected to one end and having movable ears, operating mechanism connected to the other end of said lever, and means for moving said ears in respect to the head during the movement of the latter.

7. A device of the class described, including a head having ears movable in respect thereto, and means for moving said head in a circular path and simultaneously swinging said ears in respect to thehead.

8. A device of the class described, including a head having ears movable in respect thereto, and means for moving said head in a circular path and simultaneously swinging said ears backwardly and forwardly in respect to the head. I 9. A device of the class described, includl ing a lever ivoted intermediate its ends, a 1' head carrie by said lever at one end, operating mechanism connected to the lever at the I opposite end, ears carried by the head, levers connected to said ears, and means connecting said last-mentioned levers to the rear end of the first-mentioned lever.

10. A device of the class described, including a lever pivoted intermediate its ends, a head carried by said lever at one end, operating mechanism connected to the lever at the opposite end, ears carried by said head, levers connected to said ears, and means connecting said last-mentioned levers to the rear end of the first-mentioned lever, said connecting means comprising a flexible cord and a stationary ring through which said cord passes.

11. In a device of the class described, including a lever pivoted intermediate its ends, a second lever pivoted to the first-mentioned lever adjacent one end, operating mechanism connected to the first-mentioned lever, a cord connecting one end of the second-mentioned lever to the opposite end of the first-mentioned lever, and a stationary ring through which said cord passes intermediate its ends.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES W. CLARK.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS J. GALLAGHER, GEORGE W. GALLAGHER. 

